A Lot Of Employees Are Fine With Their Company Working With ICE And Border Protection, This Survey Suggests

After employees at an iconic ad agency confronted management about a contract with US Customs and Border Protection, BuzzFeed News conducted a Fishbowl survey with five firms that do similar work.

Lam Thuy Vo

Some LGBTQ Advocates Want More From Pete Buttigieg: "I'm Not Going To Vote For Him Just Because He’s Gay"

“You have extra burdens and extra expectations, often unreasonable,” said one Buttigieg ally. “You have to shoulder that.”

Henry J. Gomez

Incoming: The Woker They Are, The Harder They Fall

Greta Thunberg addresses Congress, Israel's inconclusive election, Instagram's new restrictions

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Google Is Allowing People To Dial A Phone Number To Talk To Google Assistant

The feature will let people in countries like India where millions of people still use feature phones ask Google Assistant for sports scores, weather forecasts, and more.

Pranav Dixit

Texts With Jay Inslee: The Climate Candidate Likes Elizabeth Warren's Plan

In The Stakes 2020, BuzzFeed News' newsletter about the 2020 campaign, former presidential candidate Jay Inslee talks about the key differences between the candidates' climate plans — and about being objectified on Twitter.

Ben Smith

The Trump Administration Spent $33 Million To Keep A Child Detention Center Open That Doesn’t House A Single Child

A member of Congress expressed disbelief at the price tag to keep the facility running for what he called "invisible, imaginary, nonexistent human beings."

Adolfo Flores

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Said He's “Really Sorry” For Dressing In "Brownface" In 2001 Picture

"I regret it deeply and I'm deeply sorry that I did that," Trudeau said. "It was something I didn't think was racist at the time, and now I know it was racist."

Salvador Hernandez

This 9-Year-Old Girl Filled An Empty Lip Balm Tube With Cheese To Eat In Class And Everyone's Clapping

The St. Louis fourth-grader got the idea from a back-to-school prank video on YouTube.

Stephanie K. Baer

“This Is The Time To Wake Up”: Greta Thunberg Just Called Out Congress On Climate Change

Thunberg called out the US, the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases, for its intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.

Zahra Hirji

This Powerful Photo Series Asks Refugee Children What They Want To Be When They Grow Up

“Daesh is destroying Iraq, so I want a job that lets me build it back again. All the houses I’ve ever lived in have been destroyed.”

Gabriel H. Sanchez

Congress Can’t Get A Deal On Gun Background Checks Without Donald Trump

The attorney general is making the pitch to Republicans to expand background checks, but everything hinges on whether Trump will get behind it.

Paul McLeod

This Queer Veteran Is Running For Congress In California

Janessa Goldbeck, who retired as a Marine captain just six weeks ago, said she supports the Second Amendment but wants to keep military-style weapons out of civilian hands.

Kadia Goba

A New Poll Shows Elizabeth Warren And Joe Biden Leading After The Last Debate. And Warren Has More Support From Other Candidates’ Voters.

Last week’s debate barely changed a thing, according to a new Civiqs and Data For Progress poll.

Matt Berman

Women Are Criticizing Everlane For Not Stocking Extended Sizes In Stores

A sales assistant at Everlane's new brick-and-mortar store told a customer that they only stock their "best selling sizes."

Clarissa-Jan Lim

Ken Cuccinelli Wants The Power To Reveal The Personal Information Of Refugees And Asylees Who Are Accused Of Crimes

USCIS has previously said releasing such information could lead to “retaliatory measures by government authorities or non-state actors.” Cuccinelli said in a memo he wants the ability for “prosecutions involving crimes pertaining to national security or public safety.”

Hamed Aleaziz

These Brave Tech Workers Were Locked Out Of A WeWork Office By An Umbrella

“The umbrella has turned our office into an unmanned panic room.”

Katie Notopoulos

We Looked Back At The Time Oprah Feuded With Big Beef

That Literally Happened! revisited the time Oprah Winfrey found herself in a legal battle with the Texas cattle industry over fears of mad cow disease.

Josh Billinson

Instagram Users Under 18 Will Soon Be Blocked From Seeing Posts Promoting Certain Cosmetic Surgery And Diet Products

A spokesperson for Instagram said that it's about reducing the pressure that people can sometimes feel using social media.

Ryan Broderick

A Massage Therapist Who Said Kevin Spacey Sexually Assaulted Him During A Session Has Died

Identified in a lawsuit only as "John Doe," the man alleged the Oscar-wining actor groped him during a private massage in Malibu in 2016.

Michael Blackmon

A 16-Year-Old Was Fatally Stabbed In A Fight And Teens Snapchatted It Instead Of Helping

"If they would've put their phones down, Khaseen would've probably made it," his sister said.

Julia Reinstein

An Influencer Is Defending Her Controversial Instagram Post About Money That Some Are Calling "Privileged"

Alyse Parker wrote that "money is merely a form of energetic exchange."

Tanya Chen

The Trump Administration Is Revoking California's Authority To Set Tougher Car Emissions Standards

The move, which is expected to be challenged in court, also affects 13 other states that have adopted California's clean car regulations.

Stephanie K. Baer

A Former Obama Campaign Staffer Is Launching A Rematch Against Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney

“Simply holding a job doesn’t entitle you to keep it. You’ve got to deliver,” Suraj Patel says in his first ad of the 2020 campaign.

Kadia Goba

A Huge Market With Millions Of Smokers Just Banned Vapes Entirely

Violators will be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $7,000.

Pranav Dixit

How My Mom Paid For My College Tuition By Running The Numbers

Read this excerpt from BuzzFeed Book Club’s October nonfiction pick The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers.

Bridgett M. Davis

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel Election Gamble May Have Backfired

With most votes counted, the party of Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is slightly behind its main rival.

Megha Rajagopalan

Everyone's Putting Their Faces In This ImageNet Roulette App. Here's How It Works.

"ImageNet Roulette regularly classifies people in dubious and cruel ways," said its makers. That's the point.

Ryan Broderick

The Next "Bachelor" Has Been Announced And Fans Are Very Upset

"ABC would rather cast Sean Spicer than have a black Bachelor."

Stephanie McNeal

Incoming: By All Means, Move At A Glacial Pace

Resilience and hope in the Bahamas, Trebek needs more cancer treatment, young and in debt in America. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Sept. 18.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Facebook Really, Really Wants To Open A Portal Inside Your House

Facebook’s second-generation Portal, announced today, is more affordable than last year’s device. There’s also a new product built just for TV.

Nicole Nguyen

This Is The Year To Get An Apple Watch

With the release of the Apple Watch Series 5, the perfectly capable Series 3 drops to $199.

Nicole Nguyen

A Well-Known Democratic Donor Was Arrested After A Third Man Overdosed In His West Hollywood Apartment

Authorities called Ed Buck a "violent, dangerous sexual predator" and asked bail to be set at $4 million.

Claudia Koerner

A Remote Bahamas Medical Clinic Lost Staff, Power, And Water. It Stayed Open Anyway.

“The reality is you can be the best surgeon in the world, but if you don’t get food and water and shelter to these people, they are going to die.”

Brianna Sacks